At a meeting of the Memphis City Council today, members pleaded with Matt Pepper to remain as director of MAS. He declined. Meanwhile, back at the pound, it was another day of business as usual. Memphis, please - stop the killing.
Month: August 2011
Weigh In on MI Dog Mauling Case
An interesting case in MI: A couple engaged to be married, who between them owned three dogs, kept the dogs in their fenced yard with warning signs posted. A 6 year old neighbor girl and her friend wanted to come in the yard one day while the man's niece (also a resident) was home. The … Continue reading Weigh In on MI Dog Mauling Case
Meet the Gillie-Monster
Reader Christa works in Houston and met this little dog wandering the streets. Christa writes: I called her Gillie since I found her on Gillepsie street in 5th Ward. I paid for the vet to examine her and vaccinate. The vet said she looks to be pittie, lab, and maybe something else. She had fleas … Continue reading Meet the Gillie-Monster
Oh my stars…
Another one... Also, it’s been off-putting to see a group of Caucasian activists investing this much energy on dogs in a majority African-American city with 40% of its children living in poverty. Right. Because if you are white, and you object to pets being abused and killed in your community, you obviously are dancing a … Continue reading Oh my stars…
Memphis Paper’s Spine on the Back of a Milk Carton
Boy was I pleased to see the Commercial Appeal editorial entitled "An undeserved bludgeoning" coming down hard on the mayor's office for proudly promoting with a press release the security camera footage of dogs being beaten by a worker at MAS. Indeed, the doomed dogs did not deserve to be killed by the people paid … Continue reading Memphis Paper’s Spine on the Back of a Milk Carton
Memphis Animal Services Adopts Out 11% of its Pets in First Half of 2011
Below is a review of the stats for MAS for the first six months of 2011. I have rounded the percentages. MAS Stats for January - April 2011: Jan 2011/Feb 2011/Mar 2011/Apr 2011 Intake 1270/1033/1357/1233=4893 Adopt 130/183/168/107=588 Died 23/10/12/16=61 Euth 999/754/1150/612=3515 Foster/relocate/permit 2/2/2/5=11 Missing 40/?/?/? (not reported for Feb/Mar/Apr) RTO 82/57/78/63=280 Transfer 28/24/47/154=253 MAS Stats … Continue reading Memphis Animal Services Adopts Out 11% of its Pets in First Half of 2011
Leadership Changes at MAS
Matt Pepper tells the Fox affiliate in Memphis that he will be leaving MAS the first week of September and talks about his replacement: He said at least in the interim, Chelton Beamon, the shelter's operations manager will take over. These webcam grabs appear to show Mr. Beamon out of uniform in the stray area … Continue reading Leadership Changes at MAS
Will the Stray Area at MAS Be Re-Opened?
This dog was out loose at Memphis Animal Services the other night (perhaps scrounging for food?) and appears to have come from the cage with the open door. This is the stray area at MAS where adopters haven't been allowed since Matt Pepper instituted that policy in 2010. I hope now that Mr. Pepper has … Continue reading Will the Stray Area at MAS Be Re-Opened?
Bringing Up from the Comments
Memphis Animal Services - Readers have made several offers to help the pets at MAS and I am highlighting them in this post so that they don't get missed. Please tell us whether you'd like to accept any of these offers and who to contact. scarlett Says: I will offer to build a comprehensive website … Continue reading Bringing Up from the Comments
An Open Letter to the People of Memphis
The head of your city's pet killing facility is leaving. Change is upon you. What are your expectations and goals? And more importantly, what is your plan to get there? I am asking you to tell us because, as we have demonstrated these many months, we are able and willing to mobilize to support your … Continue reading An Open Letter to the People of Memphis
YesBiscuit! 